MacOS notifications — when screensaver is turned off, and when do-not-disturb is turned off — make a huge, sweeping, animation motion up the side of the screen.
This large sweeping motion is extremely distracting and annoying.
I can find no way to change that sweeping motion to a fade-in effect.
When will MacOS notifications have an option to not sweep up the side of screen ?
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7
Yes, it's alert-style notifications — after returning from display sleep (and, when do-not-disturb is turned off).
(Alert-style notifications stay on the screen until you dismiss them.)
This motion behavior of alert-style notifications is very distracting — and there is no setting by which to turn it off. macOS Ventura 13.7.8
Here's a flow of events:
1 Desktop is stable.
2 An [alert] notification is displaying in upper right corner.
3 Hot Corner shortcut of "Put Display To Sleep" is actuated.
4 Screen goes black.
5 Mouse clicked.
6 Screen lights up — but the notification is not showing.
7 Instantly, the notification appears in the lower right corner,
and zips up the right side of the screen.
8 That [alert] notification is displaying in upper right corner.
9 Desktop is stable.
A video recording of the reappearing notifications, sliding up the side of the screen, after returning from display sleep. (Mute the annoying, irrelevant sound.)
https://youtube.com/shorts/H5omC7n04Ys
Haven't seen that behaviour on an Mac with a similar configuration, but maybe try reducing motion in the UI:
Change Motion settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support
You can let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
I can't say that I've ever observed what (I think) you're describing. My notifications appear in the upper right corner.
Are you quite certain those are Notifications?
"Notifications appear briefly in the top-right corner of the desktop or stay there until you close them."
View app notifications on Mac - Apple Support
Or are you describing Notification Center?
Use Notification Center on Mac - Apple Support
If there is a way to make them behave as you describe, I don't know what it is.
Yes, my notifications appear in the upper right corner. This distracting motion occurs (A) IF there is an 'alert' notification already on the screen, and, (B) the display returns from sleep, or, (C) when do-not-disturb is turned off.
I will post to Product Feedback. Thanks!
rck77 wrote:
Yes, my notifications appear in the upper right corner. This distracting motion occurs (A) IF there is an 'alert' notification already on the screen, and, (B) the display returns from sleep, or, (C) when do-not-disturb is turned off.
Sorry but I still don't have any experience with anything like you're describing. If you were using an MBP or or MBA, I'd suggest taking it to an Apple Store and showing to them for more advice. But, that's a little tough with a desktop set up!
I will post to Product Feedback. Thanks!
Good idea. Thank you. Yes, had checked that ... no change.
I've been hoping for some 'secret' setting buried in a plist somewhere ... ;-)
When will MacOS notifications *not* sweep up the side of screen ?
